ILK plays a central role in protecting the mammalian heart against cardiomyopathy and failure, highlighting the importance of integrin-mediated adhesion in cardiac physiology.
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Does not inform clinical cardiomyopathy management; leaves open whether ILK modulation could prevent human heart failure.
White et al. (2006) studied this question.
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